title: The NC Quality Center: empowering excellence in health care.
abstract: The NC Quality Center is transforming health care quality and patient safety in North Carolina by providing leadership, direction, and a vision to ensure that North Carolina delivers the best health care possible.
authors.affiliation: NC Quality Center, PO Box 4449, Cary, NC 27519, USA. ckoeble@ncha.org
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koeble
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campione
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009657:North Carolina; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends